Lessons From The Diary Of A Hiring Manager
December 28, 2007 by Darlene McDaniel
Filed under Jobs
Yesterday I posted the article, A Hiring Manager’s Diary Includes Valuable Lesson. Today, I want to extrapolate the lessons. Please feel free to leave your comments and suggestions.
7 Lessons From The Hiring Manager:
1. Make sure your resume defines who you are, what you know and what you’ve done so the hiring manager can relate your career to their needs.
2. Summarize what you will bring to the company.
3. List specific key words on the resume that will identify critical skills that will be meaningful to the hiring manager.
4. Be able to tell the hiring manager how well you have done your jobs, include achievements and performance highlights.
5. If you are interested in working for a particular organization, contact the organization. If you know someone who works for the organization, network your way into the hiring manager.
6. Have an interview strategy!! This one is near and dear to my heart. I personally believe this is the most critical piece in the hiring process. Be ready to have a conversation.
7. Follow-up is important. How you follow-up is even more important. Don’t be DESPERATE!
What do you think? Any lessons you have learned recently in your job search? Feel free to share them in the comments.
